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After spending three weeks away from my house, I came home to find out why people turn off the main water line to their homes when they go on vacation. I came home to quite the mess. It turned out that one of my water lines under my kitchen sink had slowly been leaking the entire time that I was gone. This filled my kitchen and dining room with water and caused me to have to replace the carpeting. So, how can you avoid such a mess from happening to you? My blog will give you several examples and a ton of information that will assist in lessening the chances of plumbing mishaps while you are away.

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If you have a sink within your home that has become filled with water that will not drain, you will want to take the necessary steps in unclogging the obstruction so you are able to continue utilizing your fixture. Sink clogs are an annoyance that can usually be remedied on your own with the proper tools and a bit of know-how. Here are some steps to following in trying to unclog your sink yourself.
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Many new homeowners know little about heat pump technology, including their operation and maintenance. If you are a new homeowner, these tips will help you get started understanding and caring for your heat pump.
What Heat Pumps Do
Heat pumps work much like air conditioners. The major difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner is that the heat pump is reversible. In other words, when a house is hot, the heat pump can remove heat from the home's interior and pump it to the exterior.
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Plumbing systems are highly complicated and vital to the modern home, but these systems are very often poorly understood by homeowners. As a result, they may be unaware of how to help their plumbing systems avoid problems. Without this knowledge, it is easy to neglect an important maintenance task or be unable to correct some routine problems. In particular, there are a couple of basic plumbing questions that new homeowners will often benefit from having answered.
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